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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-20

all stayed, and she'd have tea made and
send it in, ana sandwiches or some
thing good, and they all said: She's
an angel. You won't find anybody like
Madame She was so plausible, too.
that even when there was longer and
longer time between the payments the
girls didn't blame her, but borrowed of
one another, and put off their land
ladies. and managed all ways to save
her feelings. Jenny c. had been
here longer than any of them, and she
worshiped Madame, and wouldn't bear
a word even when one or another com.
planned. But Jenny's feet were on the
ground, and she hadn't a stitch of
warm under-clothes, and she took a
cold in December, and by January it
had tight hold on her. l went to
Madame myself then, and begged her
to pay Jenny, if it wasn't but little,
and she cried and said if she could only
raise the money she would. She didn't,
and by and by went again and again,
and then she turned ugly. l looked at
her dumbfounded when she spoke her
real mird. and said if we didn't like it
we could leave; there were plenty of
others. l wouldn't believe nv ears
even. and said to myself she was worn
Out with trouble and couldn't mean a
word of it. l wanted money for my
self, but l. wouldn't ask even for any,
body but Jenny.
"Next day Madame brought her $40
of the 1920 she owed her and Jenny
got shoes, but it was too late. knew
it well, for I'd seen my sister go the
same way. Quick consumption amt
to be stopped with the new shoes or
any thing but new lungs, and there's
no patent for them yet that ever I've
heard of. She was going last night
when l went round, and sure as you
live I'm going to put her death in the
paper myself. I've been saving my
i.Oney off lunches to do it, and I'll
write it: Murdered by fashionable
dressmaker on - street, in January,
1886, Jenny C., aged nineteen
years and six months May be they
won't put it in. but here it is, ready for
any paper that's got feeling enough to
care whether sewing girls are cheated
and starved and killed, or whether
they get what they've earned. I've got
work ut home .nOw. 1t don't matter
SO much to me, but I'm committee to
attend to this thing, and I'll find out
every fraud in New York that l can.
I've got nine names now, three of
'em regular fashiOnables on the West
Side. and six of them following their
example hard rs they can on the East,
and friend Of mine has printed in
large letters Beware Of, at the head
of I; slip, and / add names as fast as
can get them, and every girl that comes
in my way l warn against them. Do
much good No. They'll get all the
girls they want and more, but its some
satisfaction to be able to say they are
cheats. making u living out of the
flesh and blood Of their dupes, and III
say it till l die. Cor. N. Y. Tribune.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-20
STARVING IN A CITY.
Experience of an Industrious Country
Girl In New York.


Girl In New York.
Born in New England village. she
had learned the milliner's trade. to
which she presently added dressmak-
ing and succeeded in making fair
living till. bitten by the desire to see
larger life, and share all the good that
the city seems to offer the shut-in-coun-
try life. she came to New York with
her small savings. expecting to find
work easily. and did so. going at once
into Il store where Il friend was a. work.
Sanitary conditions wore all bad. Her
hall bedroom on fourth floor and the
close confinement all did their work.
and long illness wasted strength and
savings. When recovery came her
place had been filled, and she wandered
from store to store seeking employ
ment. doing such odd jobs as We're
found ut intervals, and powerless to
recover the lost ground.
lit was like Heaven to me-" she
said, "when my friend came back to
tie city and got me that place as skirt
hand at Mime. Ms. / was so far
gone 1 had even thought Of the river,
and said to myself it might be the east
est way out. You can't help but like
Madame. for she's smooth-tongued and
easy, and praises your work. and she
made me think I'd soon be advanced
and get the place l ought to have.
She paid regularly at first, and I began
to pick up courage. 1t was over-hours
always. Madame would come in smil-
ing and say: .Ah. dear girls! What
trouble! 1t is an order that must be
finished SO soon. Who will be kind
aud stay SO leetle longer2' Then we
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-20

What one woman can do is Illus
t-ated by Jennie Collins, who fifteen
years ago was a tailoress in Boston
working for her daily bread. Realizing
the SORROWS of a large class of shop
girls who must perforce live in cheap
clearinghouse and miserable lodgings
she thought out the idea of establishing
a place for them where they could meet
for social purposes and self-help. With
the aid of her employer "Bofin's
Bower" which has since become
famous for the good it works, was es.
tablshed. Boston Journal
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-20
TREAT THEM KINDLY.

A Little Wholesome Advice n to How
Livestock Should be Cared For.
We are told by our esteemed cOntem-
porary. the Farmers Best Friend.
that mo animal does as well US it
should that is net comfortable. Study
the comfort of all kinds of livestock"
Although We have never lived upon
farm longer than the usual period Of
summer vacation, we feel justified in
agreeing with the Farmers Best Friend
that what it says above is absolutely
true to the letter.
Therefore, believing as We do that
animals should be kept as comfortable
as possible, we wish to scatter little
wholesome advice upon the subject.
which we trust will be taken in the
same kindly spirit in which it is offered.
If you want to get the maximum
amount Of work out of your OK, you
must show him that yOu love him.
Don't kick him and beat him with
rails. Be kind to him. Pet him and
make him comfortable. Don't leave
him in = cold. dreary stable all
night. Bring him into the house and
let him sleep on the sofa all night,
with erazy-quilt thrown over him.
Then feed him Oh olives. and tie rib
bons on his horns, and after awhile he
will grow to love you, and only think
of doing all the work he can to repay
you for your kind treatment Instead
of walking before the pillow. he vii,
gallOp, AMI you will succeed in dispos-
ing Of an acre an hour.
Then lie: the donkey sleep on the rug
in front Of the fire. If he bY.sys ut the
fire he viii only be an improvement
on pair Of bellows, and you can soon
soothe him with Schuberts screnade.
Feed him on caramels, and make him
feel comfortable; then you will not
have the slightest trouble in getting him
to run ON the treadmill belonging to
the churn. And he will never kick the
children, or roll on them after he has
playfully thrown them of his back.
And You may get him SO fond Of you
that he will kick the servant-girrs
favorite cousin through the window II
he undertakes to stay later than ten.
But never let him lay his eyes ON the
hobby-horse. A donkey is sensitive,
and he would not relish the spectacle
of any thing in the shape Of horse ON
rockers with his name and tail nailed
on. and pair of ears made of sole
leather. to say nothing If the bride
being fastened in his mouth Us though
it grew there.
To keep the hens happy. bring them
in the house at night. and permit them
to perch on the family tree; if you have
no family tree, arrange them along the
pOrtiere poles and the has-stand. Then.
If . thief should come in 1T the dead of
night, and evince fancy for your new
0vercOat, the hens will save it in the
same way as the geese saved Rome.
Then they will lay eggs in the waste
basket.
II You are an author, they will give
you ideas. A hen building her hest
in an umbrella-stand is Just rs good as
the wren doing the same act in The
mouth of a cannon.
The ducks could be brought in in
the same way, and Kept over night in
the bath-tub and wash basins. Care
should be taken to put the soap out Of
reach.
We win say nothing about bringing
the pigs in the house. Every body
kuOuvS hOsxy thu v,srv ~,>r.~o:~<u- tt
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-20
HUMOROUS,

Mrs. Bigsby-"My husband just
detests cabbage. Why do you suppose
he is so prejuliced against it9" Mrs.
Blobson-'I imagine he takes too
much of it in his cigars. my dear. y
burlington Free Press.
When She Cackles.-
The festive cackle Of the hen
Sounds ever light and gay
Whene'er she lays an egg, it's TIM
She carols forth her lay.
Merchant ITureler.
"A New York party advertises ''Sev-
en-octave pianos for twenty dollars"
It is difficult to understand why pianos
should remain so high. while the other
necessaries Of life are coming down.
Norristoscn Herald.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox says in a re-
cent poem: milne eyes are quick to
catch the first dim radiance of the
dawn" This seems to indicate that
Mr.. Wilcox won't kindle the fire in the
morning unless he is spoken to-
Hatchct
Fair Customer" Have you the
.Lady's Companion?" Clerk-'.Eh?"
II am going out into the country, and
I want a .Lady's Companion to take
with me?" "YOu do, Ell? Well.
what's the matter with mes''-Tera:
Sytings.
"A foolish exchange wastes valuable
time and space printing an article on
Cooking Aboard Ship" Oh. men
and brethren. the cooking is all right
aboard ship. 1t is the eating that poor
storm-tossed humanity wants to get
OntO.-Burdettc.
did We read the Presidents mis-
sage, Pat?'' mo, did not" ''Sure We
ought. He gives good news of Uncle
Mike an his family in old Ireland. -
doe, he. though. An what does he
say of thim?" ''Sure he says our for.
eig', relations are all right. 10 Chicago
NeUs.
"A scientist says that woman who
weighs one hundred pounds here would
weigh twenty-seven hundred pounds Il
ON the surface of the sun. But not one
woman in a thousand will start on .
journey to the sun in order to increase
her weight Now. If it were the moon
it would be different. There is man
in that orb.-Norrist0sC Herald.
Miss De Crashville- isn't an
Adonis, but you know he saved papa's
life once. and we think the world Of
him" Mr.. De Topp-''Why. yes. you
must. What were the circumstances?
Miss De Crashville- you see.
one Of our neighbors threatened to
shoot papa if he didn't keep Clawed out
Of his yard" Mr.. De TOpp Gnter'
estedly)-"Yes." Miss De Crashville-
'.Yes, and papa tied him IN after that. "
|-Za-Bita
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-20

Society is improving in the faz
West. In many sections it has become
questionable to dance in rubber
boots Chicago Tribune.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-20

There is a great advantage In
dressing quietly. There is no other &C.
casion when it is so essential to -
able to hear pin drop.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-02

act of congress and of treaty stipulations.
If we say this then we give over these
lands indefinitely to the cattle kings, ex-
clude the honest settlers by the use of the
army, though it is known to US that there
has not been an Indian occupying any Of
the lands covered by this bill for quarter
of a century. The gentleman from lndi-
ana, (Mr Holman) and the gentleman from
Georgia (Mr. Barnes) are standing here for
the cattle syndicate as against the right to
occupy the lands by white people. These
two gentlemen are obstructing the acquisi-
ton of this territory for the use of white
citizens. Their attention has been called for
nearly two years to the existence of these
illegal cattle leases and neither of
them has concerned himself to condemn
these leases-this monstrous land monopoly
this outrage on the rights Of the people
of this country who desire to seek homes
on the public domain"
In the concluding portion of his speech
Mr.. Springer eloquently urged the passage
of the Oklahoma bill and held up Mr.. HOl-
man before his constituents as an apOlOgist
of the cattle lessees through which the ln-
dams are robbed and demoralized, the
funds of powerful congressional lobby
replenished, the public service injured and
vast areas of fertile land unjustly kept out
of the hands of actual settlers who. by in
dustry and enterprise, would be enabled to
greatly add to the wealth and power Of the
nation
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-02
KANSAS KINKS.
VIM. G.. WOODMAN.
President.
VIM. S. WOODMAN,
Cashier


At Parsons the scheme If building a
fine city building Is being agilated IL
earnest.
1t is proposed to cultivate exclusively
here in Kansas, the Russian sunfiOwer for
fuel.
Mcpherson wants to he known as the In
dianapoliS Of Kansas, and wants the capt
tai moved there.
4 Topeka clergyman calls attention to
the fact that there i in Liberty hall ia that
city "a piece Of nude art that Is perfectly
shameless
According to the Garden City Sentinel
that town is quite modest in regard TO rail
roads They only expect four, but should
any more be offered they will take them.
In authorization Of the annexation of No
Mans Land OF Kansas Richfeld is aCitai-
ing the creation of 4 new land district with
Rjchdeld a. the point where the otlce
should be located.
The Fredonia Citizen suggests. that the
legislature should give the narlc Of hhii
tier 10 one OF the new counties 10 he created
this winter. in honor Of the great poet who
has been 50 true and loving 8 friend of
kans2s and humanity.
In speaking of the great railrosi boom
that IS now on in kanszs, the Me-,
County News SaSs The town in western
Kansas thai IS no. reasonably certain Of
having six or seven r;.iIrusds wiihin--the
next wear i not much Of village after sI.
The third annual MEETING Of 1..e Mans,
. Suffrage association viii isc held II Espeka
on the 18th. l2ih ard 18th # January
The convention Hill open n Music hall on
TUESDAY. th. IIih. 81 , o'clock p n All
sessions ~ the Convention will he public.
and all are cordially invited. Among The
SPEAKERS viii tze the noted Susan B. An
1houy. IF New York VINO viii occupy the
frs evening. Mr. Clara B. Colby. f
Nebraska: Mrs Z L. Saycn. Of T-nRes-
see: Prof. James II Garfield and ". II
Carruih. Of the State university; Mr. Fan
~ RS>,alI President of The WOMAN =
Christian Temperance Union. Mrs AIMS
Digs, of Lawrence. snd Rev C. H. Rog
ers. Of Seneca
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-02
THE DESIGNING CREATUREl

From the Kansas Chief
Blaine is going to Europe and it has al
ready alarmed the Blainenphobiaites. 1t is
possible that be has simply expressed an
intention of going to Europe, or that he
thought some of going; but they have map
ped out his whole route, the length Of his
stay, and his design in going He is going
they say. to visit Ireland. England. and
Germany. Most Of his time he will spend
in Germany and Ireland. In the latter
country be will stir up great enthusiasm,
which will have similar effect upon the
Irish in this country, aud unite them in
support of him for the presidency. He will
return to the United States about sixty days
before the meeting of the next Republican
national convention, just in time TO fire the
party in the election of delegates Ii Is
strange they omit 10 say that he will also
create enthusiasm in Germany. in order to
solidify the German vote for himself Il i
impossible for Blaine to suit some ,olhs II
he is active in politics, he is working for
the presidency; if he keeps quietly at home.
he is engaged in some secret manipulation
Of politics We verify believe that If be
should die and be buried some az these
suspicious fellows would swear that lie WAS
only letting on" and would suddenly
come to life al the proper moment 10 make
Il great political point
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-02
STILL OFF.

From the Nation.
The Kingman Democrat after quoting
our reply to an item in former issue Of
that paper, touching the respective water
works of Kingman and Wichita, comes
back at us with the following:
That 100000 business, Grattan, strikes
us about as windy as one of Marsh's editor
ials. As we understand the matter your
new company proposes simply to extend
the old system, which you know to be a
humbug To have decent and trust
worthy system you must pull up all your
old hollow logs, tear down your smoke
stack and put in a system like the one in
Kingman. In other words, Grattan, the
windy wonder will have to take pattern af
ter Kingman Now don't forget this, and
don't quote the back files of the EAGLE to
prove that the original system in Wichita
had iron mains.
You are still off Mr.. Democrat We are
to have all new pipes, new engines, new
wells and new everything. You ought to
come over and see the stacks of new ma
terial. Those old wooden mains though
tarred and feathered inside, and wearing
iron neckties, were q pretty good thing,
and Marsh's editorials are not to be sneezed
at. Sometimes just to develope our mus
Gle we go for Marsh ourself but we won't
allow any of you frontier fellows to do it.
If Marsh had not used his paper as a Kan
sas bill of fare for the people of these here
United States, who on earth would ever
have heard of Kingman? Why, my dear
boy, you wouldn't be there and its doubt
full if we'd be here. If Marsh and his
EAGLE had not screamed the gloricS, rich
soil and great resources Of this valley over
the land we wouldn't have water works to
fight about. Kingman would simply have
the Minnesota which, on occasion, proves
itself competent to wet that town without
any mains at all kingman is flourish
inc city and we are glad of it.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-02
REFERRING TO GEN. LOGAN.

General and Mrs. Logan were members
of the Methodist Episcopal church. Rev.
DIR. Newman, pastor Of the Metropolitan
N. Z. church at Washington, in his ser
mon at the evening service last Sunday, in
abiding TO Gen. Logan's death, said:
A few weeks ago gave him the sacra-
ment. How strange was the expression OF
his face on that occasion. He looked like
polished marble, so greatly did he realize
the solemnity of the vows he was taking.
/ received Chief Justice Chase into the
church. He was so humble that he did
not kneel with the others on the altar steps,
but knelt on the floor So it was with Lo-
gan-he knelt on the floor. Beside him
was his wife who was his inspiration. his
comfort and his joy. The country will
never recognize its Indebtedness to John A
Logan. Around his dying couch were his
wife and family and some of the leading
men in the country. o! how strong men
wept when halcyon memories of other days
came up Almost within reach of that
prize to which American citizens aspire he
ended his life
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-02

THE SPEAKERSHIP

1t appears from our recent exchanges
that the Hon L, Hatfield of Wichita.
stands a very good chance of landing in
the speakers chair 1T Topeka. He is a
Young man of undoubted merit, sterling
honesty, and an abundance Of the right
kind of experience to make first class
presiding officer The race will be between
him aud the Hon. A. W. Smith of Nc
Phcrson. because he is put forward chiefly
because he is Il farmer Now, isn't this
farmer business little liable to be over
done? There are dozens of just as good
farmers as Mr.. Smith in the house but
they cannot all be chosen speaker This
thing of eecting a man to office because he
is farmer is childish in the extreme. The
mere fact of his being tiler of the soil
should neither be for him nor against him
A man might just as well claim the posi-
ton because he is carpenter, a black
smith. school teacher, an editor or a
bootblack The whole thing is begging
the question We believe a man should
be chosen for his peculiar fitness for the
position regardless OF his calling. The test
should be honesty and competency, and
Judged by these, Mr. Hatfield fills the bill
Mr. Smith NAV possess these also. but ii
VIII lbi 40 10 Chilli lit HAS Il lLtJBtblk OF
them merely because he follows any par
ticular business.
This is prc-emnently an agricultural
state and we have many farmers qualified
to fill any position from road over>eer to
governor. bat no man should seek TO fill
any position unless be is known to be well
qualified for it. We have too much re
spect for the farmers calling TO beg any
thing fer him He is man and citizen
who knows his rights and will fight for
them at any time and place if necessary.
but he asks no special privileges, nor viii
be quilted by gratuious taffy For thi, IA
son. we hope that Mr. Smith. Mr. Hatfield.
and all other candidates will stand purely
on their merit -Olathe Mirror
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-02

Rev. David Swing, in discussing the
ballet, says: Civilization has advanced
until ii is in favor OF clothes. and has
reached a mental power and culture which
enables it TO extract more happiness from
seeing the hand or the shoulder o. n
fined woman than it could cXtract from
the overwhelming richnes, offered by Eve
in her early drawing room dress Of vines
and blossoms" Civilization HlAy have al
yanced. but the taste of theatre ana circus
goers has retrograded uni! nudity il
silk tights has become the drawing card
just the same hampton.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-02

There are still two mysteries con-
nected with the Frisco train robbery
One is how the detectives came to identify
Wittrock with the Jim Cummings of the
robbery. 1t will probably be found that a
clue was furnished by Fotheringham, the
express messenger now under arrest in St.
Louis, and that while Wittrock was writ
ing letters exculpating Fotheringham the
latter concluded he would do the best for
himself by giving up the whole job. The
second mystery is how much money was
actually stolen AS the amount recovered
in creases every day, there is an admission
that more was taken than had previously
been acknowledged.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-02

The annual meeting of the school tras
tees of Kansas IS in session ST Topeka
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-02

General Grant died at the age Of 3d.
General Logan died at the age of 63. Gen
eral Hancock died at the age of 81. Gen
eral Mcclellan died at the age of 60. Gen
eral Halleck died at the age of 50. General
George G. Meade died at 81. General
George III. Thomas died at "a. General
W. T. Sherman is the only one of the few
greatest generals of the war who has passed
far beyond the fatal e3, and Farragut, the
greatest naval hero, died at 60.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-02

The woman most talked of in the United
States today never painted a picture, wrote
poem, novel or play, planted blade of
grass, made dress, founded or was active
in any useful organization. She is not even
famed for making good bread.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-12-10
A MOTHERS PRAYER ANSWERED.

/ know young man, ''the only
son OF his mother, and she q widow.
He had wasted her property, and
was breaking her heart, and was the
curse of the place. was holding
a meeting one night, and saw him
come in. and concluded he had come
in behind him, and said
William, are you saved Z"
He trembIed like an aspen leaf.
mo. sir" he replied.
Your mother has been praying a
long time for YOU"
Il know it," he said.
He was surrounded by about a
dozen of his boon companions.
Will, when are her prayers to be
answered ~
He gave one glance at his com
panions, burst from the pew rushed
up the aisle, and flung himself down
at the communion rail, and pleaded
for mercy.
He stayed till ten clock and then
found peace. He said to me;
Would you 90 home with me,
Mr.. Garrett?'
| went with him. He opened the
door, and there was his mother
She had sent the servants to bed,
and was waiting for him.
you go first" he said to me.
40, Mr.. Garrett" cried his moth
err, "what has he been doing now Z"
He had come home SO often in
trouble that she thought had come
to complain.
90, nothing; WiliamI has given
his heart to God, andi has found
peace"
And she stood up, and it WAS a
sight never to be forgotten as she
lifted her eyes and hands to heaven,
and said:
"Now, Lord, lettest thy handmade
depart in peace, for mine eyes have
seen Thy salvation. Charles Gar
reH.